Water-heating attachment for drums



(No Model.)

T W. H. RYER. WATER HEATING ATTACHMENT FOR DRUMS.

No. 427,798. Patented May 13,1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

WVILLIAM H. RYER, OF STEELE CITY, NEBRASKA.

WATER-HEATING ATTACHMENT FOR DRUMS.

SPEdIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 427,798, dated May 13,1890.

Application filed August 26, 1889. Serial No. 321,981. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM H. RYER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Steele City, in the county of Jefferson and State ofNebraska, have invented. certain new and useful Improvements inlVater-Heating Attachments for Drums; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, referencebeing had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification,and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inwater-heating attachments to stoves, stove-pipes, or drums; and it hasfor its object to provide a simple and cheap device of this character,which maybe readily applied or detached, being made concave to conformto the convexity of the pipe or drum to which it is attached, so

as to lie close to said pipe or drum and utilize what would otherwise bewaste heat.

The invention consists in the peculiar combinations and theconstruction, arrangement, and adaptation of parts, all as more fullyhereinafter described, shown in the drawings, and then particularlypointed out in the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the '30 accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form part of thisspecification, and in which- Figure l is a perspective view illustratingmy improvement applied to a stove-pipe or drum. Fig. 2 is a centralvertical section through the same.

Referring to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a tankor vessel of any suitable metal of tapering form, as shown, 40 with thenarrower end at the bottom to facilitate the heating of the Water withinthe tank. The rear wall of this tank is concaved to conform to theconvexity of the drum or pipe to which it is to be applied, as shown in4 5 the drawings, the outer wall being preferably convex, as shown, bothfor strength and beauty. Near its lower end this tank is provided with afaucet B to draw off the contents of the tank when necessary. Around theupper edge of the top of this tank is seamed a wire 0, as shown, theupper edge of the metal of the tank being rolled around the wire, as iscommon in metal vessels, for the purpose of strengthening the same. Atthe rear corners this wire has its ends extended, as shown at D, andbent upward and then forward to form the hooks E, by means of which thetank may be suspended upon a suitable support on the pipe or drum, asindicated in Fig. 1..

In the drawings I have shown this support to consist of a band or ringF, encircling the pipe or drum, which is indicated by the letter X, saidband or ring being arranged to encircle the pipe or drum and held in itsproper position in any suitable manner, in this instance shown as heldto the drum or pipe by means of metallic clasps G, which may be eithersuitably secured to the outer wall of the pipe or drum, or maybe madesufficiently 7o rigid to hold the band in its position by frictionalcontact with the pipe or drum.

The tank is provided with a hinged cover or lid H, which has dependingflanges I; .to embrace closely the front and sides of the 7 5 tank andprevent the escape of steam. This lid or cover has a suitable handle K,by which it may be readily lifted, the front wall of the tank also beingprovided with a suitable loop or handle L. On the bottom of the tank issecured a ring M, by means of which it may be hung up upside down whennot in use.

In practice the tank is suspended on the pipe or drum, as shown, withits concave side embracing the drum or pipe, and the water which hasbeen placed within the tank readily heated by the heat radiating fromthe pipe or drum. It may be used for heating water, boil ing vegetables,or other purposes.

The device is simple, cheap, and in praco tice has proved very efficientfor the purpose for which it is intended.

WVhat I claim as new is 1. A device for the purpose specified,consisting of a tank having itsupper edge strengthen ed by a wire,theends of which are extended and bent upward and then forward to formhooks to engage the suspension means, as the ring F, on the pipe ordrum, as set forth.

2. The combination, with'the stove-pipe and the metallic clasps G,secured thereto, of the ring F, held by said clasps, the tank havingeoneaved side to conform to the convexity of In testimony that I claimthe above I have the pipe,nnd the strengthen ing-Wire C, seamed hereuntosubscribed my name in the presence around the upper edge of the tank,with its of two witnesses.

ends extended upward at the rear of the tank \VILLIAM. II. RYER. 5 andformed into hooks to detaehably engage \Vitnesses:

said ring, substantially as shown and de- A. L. THOMPSON,

scribed. F. C. JOHNSON.

